Because _distributing_ Free software is the distribution's job. The developers should only make the source available and let any distros that want it package it themselves.
I believe they just said they don't want it.
Most of us don't have to simplify the world to two choices, to live in it.
Most American's can only rely on their two choices, anymore and they plug there ears and go "lalalalalala", for fear that there brains may explode if they try to understand anything complex.
It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.